Who are the indigenous people of Australia? What happened to them? And how do they live now?
These are some of the questions I will try to answer in the text below.
The original inhabitants of a land or any other geographic region are called indigenous people.
They have the earliest know connection with the land, and are an ethnic group.
The indigenous people often faced many problems, from historical colonialism to assimilation into other cultures.
Loss of the traditional way of life has often resulted into health problems, including unemployment, poverty, alcohol abuse and domestic violence.
Australia
Indigenous people of Australia
There are two groups og Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.
They constitute today about 2.7% og Australia's total population.
I am going to focus on the Aborigines, which is the largest group with around 230,000 people.
Here you can see a picture of Torres Strait Islanders (left) and Aboriginals (right).
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Who are the indigenous people of Australia? What happened to them? And how do they live now?
These are some of the questions I will try to answer in the text below.
The original inhabitants of a land or any other geographic region are called indigenous people.
They have the earliest know connection with the land, and are an ethnic group.
The indigenous people often faced many problems, from historical colonialism to assimilation into other cultures.
Loss of the traditional way of life has often resulted into health problems, including unemployment, poverty, alcohol abuse and domestic violence.
Australia
Indigenous people of Australia
There are two groups og Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.They constitute today about 2.7% og Australia's total population.
I am going to focus on the Aborigines, which is the largest group with around 230,000 people.
Here you can see a picture of Torres Strait Islanders (left) and Aboriginals (right).
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